THE GRAY BOOK SCV 1920 Photo from the UCV Reunion Parade in Little Rock, AR in 1911

One of the lost chapters of the War Between the Stateshas been the active and passive support that many Southern blacks, free and slave,gave for the Confederacy

We wish to remember and honor ourblack brothers in arms who fought for their homes and familiesbeneath the Southern Cross.

Robert E. Lee's Orderly: A Modern Black Man's Confederate Journeyby Al ArnoldA descendant of Nathan Bedford Forrest's slaves, Al Arnold, tells his journey of embracing his Confederate heritage. His ancestor, Turner Hall, Jr., a Black Confederate, served as a body servant for two Confederate soldiers and an orderly for Gen. Robert E. Lee. Turner Hall, Jr. was celebrated by Blacks and Whites in his community. Hall attended the last Civil War reunion at Gettysburg in 1938. He was interviewed by the national talk radio show, "We, The People". This is a personal journey of faith, heritage, race and family wrapped around the grace of God through the eyes and honest thoughts of a modern Black man. Arnold argues for African Americans to embrace Confederate heritage to capture the enriched Black history of the Civil War era. He bestows dignity and honor on his Confederate ancestor and challenges the traditional thoughts of modern African Americans. Arnold rests in his faith as the uniting force that reconciles our colorful past to our bright future.